13 Photography Channels on YouTube You Should Follow

13 Photography Channels on YouTube You Should Follow

If you’re looking for videos to watch to quench your thirst for photography, YouTube has a great selection. If you’ve never really poked around before, we’ve put together a list of 13 channels you should follow. These are channels that regularly upload new videos with tips, tutorials, and inspiration for beginning and intermediate photographers.

In addition to operating the largest camera store in the US, B&H runs a YouTube channel that’s filled with over 1,300 videos that have received over 50 million views. The videos range from short tips and tricks to hour-long lectures given by experts at the B&H Event Space.

DigitalRev is an online store and social network based in Hong Kong. Its DigitalRev TV YouTube channel is often referred as the “Top Gear of photography.” The 600+ videos have gotten over 280 million views and attracted over 1.4 million subscribers, making it one of the most-watched photography programs on the Web.

COOPH stands for the Cooperative of Photography, and it’s an online magazine and store for photographers. Its relatively new YouTube channel attracted over 30 million views in about 10 videos thanks to most of them going viral online. The videos are mostly tips and ideas that most people can use to enjoy photography.

The Canada-based camera store The Camera Store has a channel filled with hands-on videos and reviews of the latest cameras. The channel offers a look at what using each camera is like out in the real world.

Phlearn runs one of the most popular channels on YouTube for people who want to learn how to edit photos with Photoshop. Most of the videos teach a specific technique and are about 5 to 20 minutes in duration.

Thomas Heaton is a landscape, travel, and outdoor photographer who regularly publishes popular vlogs from his travels on his channel. Journey alongside Heaton as he brings his camera into some of the most beautiful locations on Earth.

Created by photographer Ted Forbes, The Art of Photography is a YouTube show that offers a “360 degree look into the world of making images.” Forbes talks about everything from famous photographers and the history of photography to photography composition and techniques.

Photographer Mike Browne is an educator who posts videos with tips, techniques, and tutorials “to help you make better photos.” New videos are published every Friday, and his goal is to communicate contents in a simple, clear, and concise way for people who are just starting out to easily digest.

Steve Perry of Backcountry Gallery runs a channel that shares easy-to-digest tips and tricks for nature photographers. Simple lessons are presented in videos that are generally about 10 to 15 minutes long.

Husband and wife photography duo Tony and Chelsea Northrup run a popular YouTube channel with the goal of helping people master photography. It’s one of YouTube’s fastest growing photography channels, and new tips, tutorials, and reviews are published multiple times a week.

The 3 most popular videos in this channel:

If you’re a fan of any other channel, feel free to share your favorites with us in the comments below!

Update: As many readers have pointed out, there are quite a few notable channels that aren’t on this short list of 13 that we picked. Here are other reader favorites that are definitely worth checking out (we’ll add more to the list as we find them):